After a trademark dispute, Microsoft has renamed its online storage and syncing tool SkyDrive to OneDrive. While that may take some getting used to, the change also gives Microsoft an opportunity to introduce a few new features. Namely, storage space referrals and automatic photo backups.

Dear Lifehacker,
Anytime I see an offer for free cloud storage, I'm all over it. I have over 8GB of Dropbox space, 5GB on Google Drive, 20GB on Amazon Cloud Drive, 50GB on Box, and 7GB on Microsoft's SkyDrive—and I want to take advantage of all of it. Any suggestions?

SkyDrive for iOS can now automatically upload camera photos. The update also enables iPhone users who also use Windows 8.1 to utilize SkyDrive's OCR abilities to pull text from the photos when they are uploaded to the cloud. Read more here.

Windows 8.1 is here, and it’s got some handy new features for both the mobile and desktop crowd, including some well done SkyDrive integration. But, if you don’t use SkyDrive, you can easily get rid of it with a simple registry tweak.

Windows: Using Libraries in Windows to collect folders in one place is nice, but it would be even nicer if you could reach your Libraries from any computer. With a light bit of trickery, you can do that with SkyDrive.

Free cloud storage is easy to come by these days—anyone can give it out, and anyone can give out lots of it. However, the best cloud storage providers give you more than just storage. They offer availability, multi-platform support, security, app integration, and more. This week we're going to look at five of the best…

Android: Instead of keeping a half-dozen apps on your phone to manage all of the free cloud storage you've signed up for, CloudCube is a single app that gives you complete control over all of them. The app supports two-way upload and download, automatic syncing, and more.

Generally speaking, if you want to save a file from the internet to a service like Dropbox, Google Drive, or Skydrive, you have to download it to your computer first, then upload it into cloud storage. Save Web Files is a simple webapp that cuts out that middle step.

iOS: Microsoft Office Mobile for Office 365 quietly landed the iTunes App Store this morning. It's Microsoft's first Office product for iOS, and while right now it's iPhone only, if you have an Office 365 subscription, it's worth a download if you want quick access to your SkyDrive and cloud-hosted Word, Excel, and…

The cloud storage wars are heating up and there are a lot of reasons to look at the alternatives. However, the big question is, "Which one is the fastest at syncing files?" Unsurprisingly, that title goes to reigning incumbent, Dropbox.

Mac: If there's one problem with cloud storage, it's that you actually have to remember to save your files to it. Quicksand is an app that automatically saves every file you open to your cloud storage drive so you don't have to remember.

You have a ton of different options for cloud backup services these days. Whether you're sick of Dropbox, or you happen to have a ton of space on Skydrive you're not using, Mover is a web app that makes transferring files to a new service simple.

Saying I'm easily distracted is an understatement. My attention span falls somewhere between "gnat" and "five year old on Halloween night." But, most of the work I do requires me to do research, which can lead down a rabbit hole where I realize that three hours have passed and somehow I ended up researching not only…

Windows: Like other online storage and syncing tools, SkyDrive is great for convenient access to the files you have in its sync folder(s). But it also has a killer feature: The ability to grab a file from a remote computer even if it hasn't been synced or is stored outside of the sync folder.

Dear Lifehacker, So I heard the news that Google Apps for Business is no longer offering free plans to new sign-ups. That sucks because I just bought my own domain! What can I use for email, calendar, and other tools that won't cost me a ton of money?